Jimmy Johnson (Photo By Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)
You could almost hear the collective anger when FOX Sports announced that Rob Gronkowski would replace Jimmy Johnson on FOX NFL Sunday.

After decades of sharp analysis and old-school grit, Johnson walked away from the studio desk at the end of last season. Fans may have expected a shake-up, but this? Gronk? The guy best known for spiking footballs and shouting “Yo soy fiesta”? That didn’t sit well.

Sure, Gronk is a four-time Super Bowl champ and has done plenty of work with the network before. He’s loud, likable, and knows how to grab attention. But for a lot of NFL fans, that’s exactly the problem. They wanted insight, not just random, useless talks.

NFL Fans Sound Off, And It’s Not Pretty

Rob Gronkowski (Photo via Imagn Images)

Social media wasted no time dragging FOX for the move. The reaction was fast, loud, and mostly brutal.

“Is it me or anyone else who doesn’t like hearing this dude talk?” one user wrote bluntly.

Another added, “Gronk is just not good at talking ball. I’m sorry. He’s funny when that’s what matters, but sometimes you gotta actually be able to break stuff down.”

A lot of the pushback has less to do with Gronk as a person and more with what he brings, or doesn’t bring, to the table.

“Biggest downgrade possible,” one fan said.

Even Patriots fans weren’t buying in. “As a Pats fan I LOVE Gronk,” one posted. “But he belongs nowhere near a microphone. He’s awful.”

The criticism didn’t stop there. Longtime FOX staple Terry Bradshaw also caught strays. “Terry Bradshaw needs to call it a career too,” one viewer said.

FOX hasn’t responded publicly to the backlash, and Gronk hasn’t said much either. But one thing is clear: Fans aren’t holding back.

This isn’t just a change on the set. For many, it feels like the end of an era, and not in a good way.